The race to 8K: Who wants to go shopping?

All the Louisiana Gannett papers, Alexandria, Monroe, Lafayette, and us are in a race to see who can get to 8,000 first on Facebook. We're in the home stretch, we've made it over 7,500. Now is the time to sprint.

To help with the sprinting, we are giving away $100 worth of giftcards to the Outlets at the Louisiana Boardwalk. That's right, it's time to do some shopping.

If we get to 8,000, we will pick a Facebook follower at random for the giftcards. Simple as that.

This is where you come in. Follow us on Facebook. Already do? Tell your friends to do the same. Once we get there, someone is going to get a chance to buy themselves something nice.